"'Hinterland' (literally "the country behind" in German) conjures impressions of decayed Manchester outskirts and reclusive inner landscapes obsessively throughout the record, as Lonelady's Julie Campbell continues her fascination with the post-industrial ruinscape. As ...
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"The second album by the seminal Crammed band founded by Marc Hollander & Vincent Kenis featured a.o. Fred Frith and Chris Cutler (of Henry Cow and Art Bears fame). More intense and "experimental", than Aksak debut "Onze Danses", this album's music contains complex, ...
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"Fronted by the late Yvon Vromman, The Honeymoon Killers were a provocative band with a strong pop sensibility. They became the darlings of the music press all around Europe (including in the UK, a rare feat for a French-singing act), and their delirious live shows ...
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"In the spring of 1977, two young Belgian musicians who call themselves Aksak Maboul (aka Marc Hollander & Vincent Kenis) set out to record an album, Onze danses pour combattre la migraine, in which they playfully fused and deconstructed all kinds of genres to create ...
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"Continuing with their exhaustive, snail's-pace release schedule, New Zealand elder-statesmen improvising trio Sandoz Lab Technicians have finally given birth to their 6th album in 13 years. The Lab Techs are particularly excited about this one, as it features as its ...
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"The cryptic musical logic of CALAMITY might be recognizable from Cohen's past projects (both Deerhoof and Natural Dreamers), but this record is brimming over with what was only hinted at before. The singing and lyrics have at last brought The Curtains' vision into a ...
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"Not only are Melbourne band, THE DRONES are possibly the best new rock band of 2005 and have also produced the best garage rock album for years!! 'Wait Long By The River And The Bodies Of Your Enemies Will Float By' is all the proof you need that The Drones are one of ...
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"Digipack CD version of the critically acclaimed 2 X LP released last year. And yetter still, so wonderful. This inaugural solo jaunt by Legendary Pink Dots guitarist/bassist/violinist Martijn de Kleer betrays a love for freeform freakouts of the 60's, with a special ...
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